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Zip Hinge Review

Zip Hinge™ is a gutter downspout hinge that installs quickly so the downspout can be flipped-up and out of the way for mowing and landscaping. This Zip Hinge review illustrates the product installation and benefits. Copyright © 2013 HandymanHowTo.com   Reproduction strictly prohibited.

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MasterShield Gutter Guard Review – Part 1

This MasterShield Gutter Guard review details the replacement of my old 5 inch rain gutters with new 6 inch wide gutters and the installation of MasterShield Gutter Protection. Clogged and Poorly Installed Rain Gutters The 5 inch wide rain gutters on my house were the original “builder grade” gutters that had several problems: Improperly pitched [...]

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Bullnose Rain Gutter Covers – Part 3

This project is continued from Part 2. The bullnose style gutter covers work by wicking rain water into the gutter while tree debris falls over the side, keeping the gutter clean. However, gutter covers can’t make up for an poorly installed gutters that are uneven and lacking sufficient pitch, or slope, to drain properly. The [...]

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Bullnose Rain Gutter Covers – Part 1

This article explains how to tune-up your rain gutters and install a bull-nose metal rain gutter cover. The gutter is cleaned, remounted with a proper slope for drainage and metal gutter covers installed. Bullnose gutter covers are probably the best solution for keeping debris out of the rain gutter to minimize difficult and expensive gutter [...]

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